Economical Writing

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey is a prominent professor emerita of economics, history, and English, as well as a professor emerita of communication, at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Economics is not noted for its excellent writing. Yes, charts. No, it's not sparkling prose. Except, of course, for Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and funny yet always clear manner is a trademark of her famous books of economic history, enlivening the depressing science and attracting readers far beyond the study. And now she's come to reveal the tricks of the trade.

Economical Writing is a set of thirty-five simple rules for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. McCloskey demonstrates that successful writing is a product of skilled intuition and a rigorous rewriting process, moving from big-picture ideas to particular tactics for improvement at the paragraph, sentence, or word level. She informs authors of all levels of expertise how to rethink the way they approach their work, and provides them the knowledge to turn average prose into magic by debunking outdated norms, warning us that "footnotes are nests for pedants," and delivering an armory of readily accessible tools and strategies.

Economical Writing delivers on its promise of being both efficient and digestible, as well as humorous and controversial. With McCloskey as our guide, it's difficult not to see how any piece of writing—economic or otherwise—can be enjoyable to read.

Author: Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Economical-Writing-Third-Thirty-Five-Persuasive/dp/022644807X/

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